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Empower association volunteers to boost member engagement

Nimble AMS

Mentoring program. A great way to increase member engagement in your organization is to develop your mentoring program. If you’re looking to build bridges with younger professionals , Gen Z and Millennial members are especially interested in mentoring opportunities.

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How To Build Immunity To Burnout In The Workplace

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Workers with specific EI skills know how to successfully cope with stressful work environments and experiences. Her research also demonstrates that EI competencies improve the more you use them. The five EI skills are: Build self-awareness to identify what makes you vulnerable to burnout. Was it an acquired skill?

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Why Empathy is the Key to Outstanding Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future. You need to provide opportunities for their continuous learning on the job and mentoring.

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Debbie Laskey On Mentoring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

When I think about excellent mentors in the business world, I think of Debbie Laskey , who has mentored many people during her career. Debbie is passionate about mentoring. So, she's an ideal person to answer the following five questions about mentoring: 1. Why do you enjoy being a mentor? Three months? Six months?

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Mentoring Staff New to Nonprofit Work

ASU Lodestar Center

Not to mention one in which the skills set must be honed and finely tuned. Some believe that nonprofit work is more of a calling than a career, but when one considers that this ‘calling’ is responsible for literally billions of dollars changing hands each year in our own country alone, it’s a calling of high importance.

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The voice and vision of the volunteer

ASU Lodestar Center

Being able to fully utilize volunteers and truly benefit from their skill sets can be addressed with the help of a volunteer manager. This can be easily addressed by insuring that each person’s skills are utilized to his or her utmost ability. What is the answer? Follow the leader. Well, who is the leader?

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Delivering a Better Volunteer Experience: 5 Tips for Nonprofits

Volunteer Hub

Communication Features in VolunteerHub Training and Support Creating and implementing a good training and support process can ensure that volunteers have the necessary skills, knowledge, and resources to perform their roles effectively and with confidence. Ongoing support. Make recognition public. Foster a culture of recognition.